Whispers Beyond the Veil by Jessica Estevao (Berkley)Get Me to the Grave on Time by D.E. Ireland (Grainger Press)Delivering the Truth by Edith Maxwell (Midnight Ink)**The Reek of Red Herrings by Catriona McPherson (Minotaur Books)Murder in Morningside Heights by Victoria Thompson (Berkley)

Best First Novel:Terror in Taffeta by Marla Cooper (Minotaur)Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon (Henery Press)**The Semester of Our Discontent by Cynthia Kuhn (Henery Press)Decanting a Murder by Nadine Nettmann (Midnight Ink)Design for Dying by Renee Patrick (Forge Books)

Best Nonfiction:**Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories that Keep Readers on the **Edge of Their Seats by Jane K. Cleland (Writer's Digest Books)A Good Man with a Dog: A Game Warden's 25 Years in the Maine Woods by Roger Guay with Kate Clark Flora (Skyhorse Publishing)Sara Paretsky: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Margaret Kinsman (McFarland Books)

2017 Derringer Award Results

THE 2017 DERRINGERS RESULTS

It is my privilege to announce the recipients of the Short Mystery Fiction Society’s Derringer awards. In each of the four categories below, the winning author and story are listed first, followed by the other four finalists in no particular order.